Tribal Knowledge

 "A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks,

he becomes."

Mahatma Gandhi

While having a conversation with a friend this morning, he brought up the idea of Tribal Knowledge.

Simply put tribal knowledge is the ins and outs of how any group functions.

It is the culture of that group.

It can be your family, your workplace,your place of worship or the group of friends that you spend time with.

Tribal knowledge are the guidelines by which we exist,communicate and respond to each other.

Tribal knowledge dictates how we act and how we interact within the group.

The group.as a group, depends on this.

It can also be a very destructive part of any group.

Tribal knowledge can be abused.

It allows people to sometimes just get by,contributing as little as possible to the group.

It allows people to "get over" as well.

Tribal knowledge also can contribute to complacency.

There is that old expresion " a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing".

Above and beyond and probably more important than tribal knowledge is tribal wisdom.

Wisdom is the fertile soil of knowledge. It allows us to develop values,mores and ethics.

Knowledge is a tool.

Without wisdom, knowledge can be a very dangerous one.

Culture has the same root as cultivate.

It takes wisdom to cultivate, not just knowledge.

Be a farmer.

Remember he IS outstanding in his field.